New England Fuel Institute
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The New England Fuel Institute (or NEFI) is a regional business and trade association headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts
that represents the home heating fuels industry in greater New England
. Established in 1950, NEFI represents approximately 1,500 dealers and marketers of heating fuels (such as propane
, heating oil
and kerosene
) and biofuels for home heating applications (such as bioheat). According to the association's statements, a majority of its member companies are classified as small business
under the Small Business Administration's size standards. NEFI membership also includes transporters and wholesalers, equipment and additive manufacturers, service technitions and other related services companies.
The association offers an array of member services, including: technical and business training courses; industry trade shows, conferences and seminars; publications including a monthly trade magazine and weekly electronic newsletter
; group insurance benefits; regulatory compliance
resources; and an in-house grassroots
public policy
action center. Their Watertown, MA location is also home to the New England School of Business and the National Oilheat Research Alliance (or NORA) Training Center.
Watertown, Massachusetts
The Town of Watertown is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 31,915 at the 2010 census.- History :Archeological evidence suggests that Watertown was inhabited for thousands of years before the arrival of settlers from England...
that represents the home heating fuels industry in greater New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
. Established in 1950, NEFI represents approximately 1,500 dealers and marketers of heating fuels (such as propane
Propane
Propane is a three-carbon alkane with the molecular formula , normally a gas, but compressible to a transportable liquid. A by-product of natural gas processing and petroleum refining, it is commonly used as a fuel for engines, oxy-gas torches, barbecues, portable stoves, and residential central...
, heating oil
Heating oil
Heating oil, or oil heat, is a low viscosity, flammable liquid petroleum product used as a fuel for furnaces or boilers in buildings. Home heating oil is often abbreviated as HHO...
and kerosene
Kerosene
Kerosene, sometimes spelled kerosine in scientific and industrial usage, also known as paraffin or paraffin oil in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Ireland and South Africa, is a combustible hydrocarbon liquid. The name is derived from Greek keros...
) and biofuels for home heating applications (such as bioheat). According to the association's statements, a majority of its member companies are classified as small business
Small business
A small business is a business that is privately owned and operated, with a small number of employees and relatively low volume of sales. Small businesses are normally privately owned corporations, partnerships, or sole proprietorships...
under the Small Business Administration's size standards. NEFI membership also includes transporters and wholesalers, equipment and additive manufacturers, service technitions and other related services companies.
The association offers an array of member services, including: technical and business training courses; industry trade shows, conferences and seminars; publications including a monthly trade magazine and weekly electronic newsletter
Newsletter
A newsletter is a regularly distributed publication generally about one main topic that is of interest to its subscribers. Newspapers and leaflets are types of newsletters. Additionally, newsletters delivered electronically via email have gained rapid acceptance for the same reasons email in...
; group insurance benefits; regulatory compliance
Regulatory compliance
In general, compliance means conforming to a rule, such as a specification, policy, standard or law. Regulatory compliance describes the goal that corporations or public agencies aspire to in their efforts to ensure that personnel are aware of and take steps to comply with relevant laws and...
resources; and an in-house grassroots
Grassroots
A grassroots movement is one driven by the politics of a community. The term implies that the creation of the movement and the group supporting it are natural and spontaneous, highlighting the differences between this and a movement that is orchestrated by traditional power structures...
public policy
Public policy
Public policy as government action is generally the principled guide to action taken by the administrative or executive branches of the state with regard to a class of issues in a manner consistent with law and institutional customs. In general, the foundation is the pertinent national and...
action center. Their Watertown, MA location is also home to the New England School of Business and the National Oilheat Research Alliance (or NORA) Training Center.